RESOLUTION 2020- 023
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING 1) APPROPRIATION OF $ 210, 000 FROM SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES GRANT REVENUES TO SPENDABLE ACCOUNTS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT' S GENERAL. FUND BUDGET ( 100- 2110- 43600); ( 2) RENEWAL OF PEREGRINE SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR ONE YEAR AT A COST OF $ 100, 000, INCLUDING TRAINING, SUPPORT AND SERVICES; AND ( 3) EXTENSION OF
AGREEMENT WITH QUANTUM CORPORATION SERVICES FOR MAINTENANCE F DIGITAL STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AT A COST OF $ 46, 352; AND 4) APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO DRONE PROGRAM
INFRASTRUCTURE AT A COST OF $ 63, 648 FOR EFFICIENT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Community Policing and Strengthen Techno/ ogical lnfrastructure under the Public Safety Policy Area are adopted policy items under the FY 2019-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective March 1, 2019;
WHEREAS; The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant is a mandated grant as defined by Government Code 30061(b)(3)(i) wherein the County shall remit at minimum $ 100,000 annually to be spent on frontline law enforcement. Grant revenues have accumulated and are available for appropriation;
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo has committed to enhancing technology within the Police Department that enables staff to provide a higher level of service and increased public safety;
WHEREAS, Peregrine is an advanced analytic platform that provides a single point of access to view and analyze large- scale data from various data sources. Peregrine creates a unique and extremely efficient method for turning large amounts of raw data into useful analysis products, quickly and with significant reduction in staffing time; WHEREAS, on December 17, 2018, the City Council approved Resolution 2018— 163 authorizing the Police Department to appropriate $ 100, 000 from fund balance in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant Fund for the procurement of the Peregrine Technologies software license agreement and the waiver of competitive bidding requirements;
WHEREAS, through 2019, Peregrine has worked with staff to further develop the platform to fully integrate the Police DepartmenYs records management system for a more efficient process of investigative analysis and responsiveness to public records ( PRA) requests. Peregrine has trained staff on the utilization of the desktop platform and in the field through the mobile application;
WHEREAS, in working with Peregrine in 2019, the San Pablo Police Department developed an electronic filing process for criminal case filings with the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office. This new process, once fully implemented, is expected to realize a significant cost savings of materials and staff time; Resolution 2020- 023 Page i
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City Council approved Resolution # 2016- 282 to enter into a 3- year agreement with Quantum Corporation for hardware, software, and support services for digital file storage of body-worn camera evidence following waiver of competitive bidding requirements;
WHEREAS, in 2017, the City Council approved a Resolution # 2017- 092 to purchase additional storage through Quantum to maintain the citywide surveillance system with Odin Systems;
WHEREAS, on August 5, 2019 the City Council approved Resolution # 2019- 123 authorizing the appropriation of $ 125, 000 from fund balance in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant Fund ( 210- 0000- 00000) to the capital equipment account 100- 21 10-46300) to purchase three US- 1 Impossible Aerospace drones and to further develop critical infrastructure to buildout a comprehensive drone program; WHEREAS, as part of the buildout of drone program infrastructure at the Police Department, Nightingale Security installed a base- station atop a sally port roof. The Nightingale system allows staff to deploy a drone from the rooftop, without delay, to respond to critical incidents;
WHEREAS, further infrastructure is needed to stabilize and further the drone program, including, but not limited to: creating access to sally port rooftop; executing a photogrammetry application for the entire City; upgrades and maintenance to drones and cameras;
WHEREAS, the SLESF Grant Fund ( 210) has an available fund balance of 782, 215 for appropriation;
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, the Office of the Chief presented an update on the Peregrine Technologies program to the Public Safety Standing Committee ( Mayor Cruz and Vice- Mayor Pabon- Alvarado). The Committee received the presentation and recommended it be forwarded to City Council for formal consideration; WHEREAS, on February 11, 2020, the Office of the Chief presented an update on the SPPD Drone Program to the 2020 Public Safety Standing Committee ( Mayor Cruz and Councilmember Xavier). The presentation included enhanced deployment features utilizing Nightingale software and equipment. The Committee received the presentation and recommended it be forwarded to City Council for formal consideration; and WHEREAS, the Police Department proposes to appropriate $ 210, 000 in Supplemental Law Enforcement Grant funds for the renewal of a software license from Peregrine Technologies, renewal of maintenance services with Quantum Storage Solutions, and enhancements to the drone program infrastructure which will enable the Department to maximize available technology and provide greater operational efficiency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby authorizes:
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1. Appropriation of $ 210, 000 from fund balance in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant Fund ( 210- 0000- 00000) to the Police Department professional services account ( 1 00- 21 1 0- 43600);
2. Renewal of the Peregrine Technologies software license for one year at a cost of $ 100, 000 to include software, mobile applications, all training, future applicable data integrations, product development, and support, which includes 24/ 7 technical support;
3. Renewal of Quantum Storage maintenance services for one year at a cost of 46, 352; and
4. Expenditures at a cost of $ 63, 648 for the enhancement of infrastructure needed to stabilize and further the drone program to include but not be limited to:
creating access to the sally port rooftop, execution of a photogrammetry application of the entire City, upgrades and maintenance to drones and cameras; with such expenditures following the requirements of the City' s purchasing policy.
ADOPTED this 18thday of February, 2020, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Pineda, Xavier and Cruz
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kinney and Pabon- Alvarado
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
Patricia Ponce, City Clerk
APPROVED:
Arturo M. Cruz, Mayor
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